(US, California) The anticipated traffic jam resulting from closing a major freeway.
(US, California) The anticipated traffic jam resulting from closing a major freeway.
Outreach for Carmageddon earned Metro and Caltrans a Project of the Year award from the California Transportation Foundation, but the key mark of success had always been removing traffic from the Sepulveda Pass that July weekend.
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(US, informal) A traffic jam, or any location noted for such congestion.
(chiefly, US, and, Canada, idiomatic) A traffic jam resulting from motorists slowing to look at a motor vehicle collision or other roadside distraction.
(Ireland, Commonwealth, figuratively, humorous) A road with serious traffic congestion preventing the movement of vehicles.
(slang) An intense excitement or pleasure caused by looking at, sitting in, or driving a car.
(US, figuratively, humorous) A road blocked by stop-start traffic.